TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2012//
TI  - The Contribution Falls Have to Increasing Risk of Nursing Home Placement in Community-Dwelling Older Adults
JO  - Clinical nursing research
A1  - Spoelstra, Sandra Lee
A1  - Given, Barbara A.
A1  - You, Mei
A1  - Given, Charles W.
SP  - 24
EP  - 42
VL  - 21
IS  - 1
N2  - Purpose: To determine whether a fall, as an adverse event in combination with other risk factors, influences nursing home placement (NHP). Method: A retrospective longitudinal study of 6,515 high-risk, community-dwelling, dually eligible (Medicare/Medicaid) participants in a waiver program during 2002-2007 are examined. Data are obtained from the Minimum Data Set-Home Care linked with Medicaid claim files. The authors fit multiple factors to a logistic curve, using generalized linear modeling to predict increased risk of NHP when a fall occurred. Results: Prior NHP and an increased rate of falls (Odds Ratio [OR] = 1.52, 95% Confidence Interval [CI] = 1.25-1.84) and prior NHP and the same rate of falls (OR = 1.55, 95% CI = 1.26-1.91) both increased NHP. Conclusion: An adverse event such as a fall and prior NHP is a strong predictor of future NHP and should be taken into consideration while developing care plans for community-dwelling older adults.<p />  <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 1054-7738
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/1054773811431491
ID  - ref1
ER  -